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Commercial property: Staying in the picture
Ask any broker how they can add value for their commercial property clients and the chances are their first answer will be: provide a great claims service. However, while there is no denying that a prompt claims service matters to the client, the value…
Axa online portal encourages discussion via social media sites
Axa has launched an online portal designed to allow personal lines brokers to discuss business issues and ideas with insurers and peers using social media channels such as Twitter, Linkedin and You Tube.
Power Hour: Driving forward
This month's roundtable grapples with the factors holding the motor market back and asks what measures need to be taken for it to return to profitability.Liz McMahon reports.
Reportage - network impact: The right environment
Networks promise the earth when attempting to get brokers to sign up but do they deliver on service? Jessica Pothering explores different network cultures and asks how to get the most out of membership.
Lloyd's brokers trial replacing traditional slips with iPads
Brokers are leading the way in the adoption of new technology in the Lloyd's market.
NIG business to be exempt from further RBSI office closures
Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance (RBSI) has assured brokers that NIG will not be impacted by recent office closure plans.
Alex Broad
It is with great sadness that we have to announce the devastating news that Alex Broad sadly passed away on Friday.
LFC reveals growth plans after buying broker
Essex-based commercial broker LFC Insurance Group has acquired Chelmsford Insurance Centre (CIC) which has £2.25m gross written premium.
PB Week: From Munich to Hastings
Clive Galbraith, chairman of Hastings-based broker Green Campbell Fisk, reviews a week including the Oktoberfest and berating a Conservative MP about the FSCS levy.
FSA plans to bump up max compensation to £150,000
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has proposed an increase in the maximum compensation which may be awarded by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) from £100,000 to £150,000.
Government urged to cut red tape for SMEs ahead of spending review
The Forum of Private Business is calling on the Government to reform tax and red tape for small business ahead of the Comprehensive Spending Review.
FSA revokes regulatory permission for two brokers
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has cancelled regulatory permission for Cheshire-based Right Deal Insurance Services and Kent-based A2b Commercial Insurance Services.
CBG marketing manager triumphs at CII Manchester awards
CBG Group’s marketing manager, Stuart Turnbull, has won the President’s Outstanding Achievement accolade at the Chartered Insurance Institute’s Manchester Insurance Awards.
RSA boosts D&O team
RSA has appointed David Berry to its professional and financial risks department.
Insurance Age blog: Never trust a banker
Just when you think that all of the banking world's dirty laundry must surely have been aired by now, another skeleton tumbles out of its rather large and murky closet.
Heath Lambert wins Express Newspapers account
Heath Lambert has won the contract to place the general insurance risks of Express Newspapers and provide the company with risk management services.
JLT announces name change
Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group has announced the forthcoming change of name of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Limited (JLTL) to JLT Specialty Limited.
Broker Hastings appoints new financial controller
Broker Hastings Direct has appointed Joy Butler as its new group financial controller.
Oamps broking director leaves business
The director of Reigate-based Oamps UK Insurance Brokers has resigned.
Injury claims costs in motor rising by nearly a third a year, claims Towers Watson
The cost of injury claims in the UK car insurance market has grown recently by nearly 30% per annum according to Towers Watson.
The PB Interview: Grahame Chilton: Global visibility
Andrew Tjaardstra meets Grahame Chilton, vice-chairman at Aon Group, who is relishing the company's sponsorship deal with Manchester United that astonished both the insurance and marketing worlds when it was announced last summer.
Simplybusiness hires underwriting manager from Hiscox
Simplybusiness.co.uk has announced the appointment of Deborah Reid as underwriting manager.
Open GI links with imarket
Open GI has joined forces with imarket to provide a range of new commercial insurance products on its Open Trader platform.